About the Journal

Civitas: Journal of Community and Development is established to promote critical and constructive scholarship on communities as central actors in social development. The journal highlights community-based perspectives as essential to addressing complex social challenges.

The journal encourages interdisciplinary engagement, integrating insights from sociology, development studies, public administration, and social work while maintaining community development as its core focus. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies are actively supported.

With a strong orientation toward applied research, Civitas values studies that bridge theory and practice and offer practical implications for community development initiatives and policy formulation.

Through its publications, Civitas: Journal of Community and Development aims to contribute to academic knowledge, support community-centered development practices, and foster inclusive and sustainable social change.